we need to be careful or we could have 5/6 changes for Friday night we really need a forward with pace and muscle(hopefully Diomande) to help Abel out .
Thought Huddlestone was fine today. People are trying to make him a scapegoat for us not winning today. He wasn't spectacular, but he was far from the worst player on the park. Livermore was worse, as was Clucas. Diame is a midfielder, I'm not sure he works as a striker because he isn't in the box enough, leaving Akpom isolated. He can finish, but he's often wide or deep and that's not where you need a striker to be. Abel will be back for Derby, but we're going to struggle without a recognised LB.
It was a match we should have one but we didn't. No point in harping on about it. It's over. We got a point back. Will that be the all-important one at the end of the season? We weren't good today. We huffed and puffed but there was little incisiveness. Hernandez might have made a difference. We'll just have to dust wor selves down and go again on Friday against Derby. That's one we need to win.
Even though he cam out like a flapping seal and missed it the ball should still have been dealt with by Dave, poor goal to concede considering our recent efforts tbh
Bearing mind who we were playing today, who we have next week, and the defenders on 4 yellows I think Brucie got that all wrong. He could have played a second string defence today saving the better for Derby. Should have gone for the win today not setting up to keep the point we start with.
Cotterill: "Hull are a top, top team" "They're a team that was in the Premier League last year. They're a very, very good team. They're going to take some stopping, for sure."
?????????????? one enforced change and one sensible change, we have all seen how Hernandez often struggles coming back from internationals. The only change I would question is Thudd alongside Livermore, the two just don`t seem to compliment each other, Hayden probably would have worked better with his workrate matching Jake`s
Perhaps if Maguire wasn't busy wrestling at the back post, when the ball dropped into his area, he wouldn't have been on the floor and could have cleared it.
We're clearly the better side, just a bad day at the office, we've seen it before after an international break. Given that no-one played particularly well I thought Hudd wasn't quite as bad as some are making out. More disappointing were Clucas, Robbo, and Elmo especially. Both Robbo and Harry got turned far too easily when they got their yellows.
Like to know what Brucie was saying to Moses? Doesn't look good on a fullback when they get hooked and winger drops back!
Sky saying we played well and probably should have won the game if the keeper was tested a little more. Yet, on here, some talking like we've lost.
yes I noticed that looked like a real heart to heart SB was having with him, Dave looked visibly upset at being subbed.
Sadly Thudd in the team playing alongside Jake just doesn`t work for me, he slows the pace down and is caught in possession far too often for a player of his undoubted quality, given his inability to tackle, and his top speed of 5 mph that effects the whole ethos and pace of the team, yes he looks ok when given space, but alas in this league your not always going to be afforded that.
The problem is obviously not his ability, it's the effect his inclusion has on the team overall, we're simply better when he doesn't play.
Its all opinions, Playing a weaker team today and a better one next week with our best defenders 1 yellow away from a ban. So we played our best defense and a weaker attack which leads to pressure on the defense and of course two get booked and miss the next tougher game. Was Able needing the rest I thought he was an unused sub. Just think we should have gone all out attack for this game, we really should of battered them.
